Madison County TN Archives Military Records.....Clark, Jonas
Revwar - Pension
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LIEUTENANT JONAS CLARK
Jonas Clark applied for revolutionary pension while living in Madison County,
Tenn., in 1832 when he was 75 years of age and therefore born in 1757. He
entered the service in North Carolina in 1779 under Captain Richard Simmons and
was sent out to intercept Colonel Cruger who was attempting to join the British
at Charleston. He was later placed under command of Capain Nathaniel Martin and
was with General Thomas Sumpter in the battle of Hanging Rock. He was in the
defeat of General Horatio Gates August 15, 1780, near Camden. General Sumter's
troops were in warfare with Lord Cornwallis' forces. Captain Martin was taken
prisoner and command of the company devolved upon Lieutenant Robert Walker.
Clark served under General Nathaniel Greene in the battle of Guilford Court
House. He was appointed lieutenant by Governor Rutledge and was attached to
Colonel William Folk's regiment in skirmishes at Friday's Fort and Orangeburg
County Court House and in the battle of Eutaw Springs.
Additional Comments:
From:
Some Tennessee Heroes of the Revolution
PAMPHLET NO. V
Compiled From Pension Statements
By
Zella Armstrong
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